Traders are looking for a so-called Santa Claus rally, in which stocks rise from around Christmas through the second trading session of the next year. This is a period when corporate news slows, ...

Much will depend on investors’ assessments of the credit markets. They were spooked last week (just ahead of Halloween) by news that Zions Bancorp incurred a $50 million charge-off in Q3 due to legal ...

The S&P 500 soared 26% in 2023. It followed with a 25% gain in 2024. As of the market close on Oct. 10, 2025, the S&P is up a ...